NB: Clare Camogie fixture in Éire Óg Sat Oct 1st @ 1.30pm: Camogie Senior B semi-final Kilkishen Bodyke v Sixmilebridge

Senior football info
Entry at gate is €15. Online ‘Early bird’ special gives a €2 discount up to 2 hours before throw in time: https://www.universe.com/users/clare-gaa-C4SGRV
Stream link: https://page.inplayer.com/claregaa/index.html?id=3261376

We will have live updates on What’s the Scór app and periodic updates on Twitter
Clare FM have live commentary.

A weekend of quarter and semi finals in store, we look forward to seeing as many as possible on the sidelines supporting our teams. Come on the Townies.

A huge congrats to our junior A hurlers who fought off a stiff test from Clarecastle to reach the 2022 Junior A hurling County Final v Doora Barefield. The game takes place next Saturday, October 8th in Tulla, time to be confirmed. Be sure to tune into club website/social media to keep up to date on the build up to the game, starting here: Eire Óg Inis | Build up to the forthcoming Clare Junior A Hurling Championship Final on Saturday, Oct 8th (eireoginis.ie)

Congratulations also to our senior hurlers on reaching this years SHC semi final following a 2.21 to 16 point win over Inagh-Kilnamona at the weekend. As we are all aware, Jason McCarthy of Inagh-Kilnamona suffered a nasty ankle injury early in the second half, as a club we wish Jason a thorough and swift recovery.

Our opponents for the semi are Sixmilebridge and the game is to be played Sunday 9th Oct in Cusack Park.

Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Programme….Volunteers needed!!
The Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative is a partnership between the GAA, Foróige, NUI Galway and the Dermot Earley family which aims to enable young people to enhance their leadership skills and qualities and challenges them to use these skills both on and off the pitch for the betterment of society. The programme aims to empower young people to make a positive difference to their society through the practice of effective leadership. It is based on the values and leadership qualities demonstrated by the late Dermot Earley Senior, one of the GAA’s and Ireland’s greatest leaders. The programme will run approximately from late October to May. The Dermot Earley Youth Leadership Initiative has been accredited by the National University of Ireland, Galway, as a Foundation Certificate in Youth Leadership and Community Action.

We are the first GAA club in County Clare to take on this exciting programme. However, we need a few more volunteers to help run this initiative. The programme will be facilitated by trained Eire Óg volunteers and the programme will be held locally. Already four members of the club have become trained facilitators.  Training for the DEYL Initiative will take place online on Friday 7th October (6.30pm - 9.30pm) Saturday 8th October (10am - 4pm)

For more information contact Antoinette at (087)2363827 or Kevin on (086)3979788

Reeling in the Years
Éire Óg CLG is 70 years young this year and to celebrate this significant birthday we will be holding a get-together on Friday, October 21st in honour of former players, officers, team managers and all those who have contributed to making the club what it is today.

As part of the evening, we hope to take a pictorial trip down memory lane, featuring teams, players, characters and events from other years, which hopefully will reassure those present of their place in the annals of the club. We are particularly keen to show footage of matches from the past, or indeed any relevant video, Super 8 or other film material that may be lying around in attics, boxes or wherever.

If anybody is aware of such material we would love to hear from them, so that it could be converted to digital format and shown on the night. Rest assured that the original material will be minded and returned to you in its original form. Contact Jimmy Cooney (087 6820572) if you can help.

Beauly Shinty Club Visit
We are really looking forward to welcoming back our Scottish friends in mid October for fun, festivities and sporting action.

We invite all club members to pencil in Saturday the 15th of October into your diary for our big night of celebrations with our guests with food, pints and live music in the clubhouse.

Éire Óg trip to Beauly 2008:

Camogie
Saturday 1st October Intermediate semi-final v Tulla in Newmarket 4 pm

U6 blitz Saturday 1st at 11am in Éire Óg all-weather v Clarecastle.

U8 blitz 10:15am 1st October in St. Joseph's DB.

U11 Sunday 2nd 11am v Clonlara and Wolfe Tones in Clonlara.

U16 semi-final 8th October.

Well done to our U13s who earned a spot in the Cup final after a 5.05 to 4.00 win over Ballyea. Their opponents in the final are St. Joseph's DB and the game is pencilled for Sunday 16th October with date, time, venue tbc.

Academy
Our Minor A Hurlers exited the championship on Saturday following a semi-final defeat to a very strong Clooney-Quin side. The panel performed extremely well this year reaching the semi-finals of a very competitive division. Thanks to David, Danny, Cathal, Paddy & Ultan for their work with the lads since the beginning of the year. 

This Saturday we host Cooraclare at 11am in the quarter finals of the minor B football championship. Wishing the lads and their mentors the best.

Our U14 footballers qualified for the Div. 1 final with a good win over Ennistymon on Saturday. Doora-Barefield will be their opponents on either Saturday or Sunday 8th or 9th October. 

A nice road trip coming up this Saturday for approximately 30 of our 2011/12 born boys who have been invited to take part in a football and hurling tournament at Bishopstown GAA in Cork City. Safe travels to all making the trip.

It was lovely to see so many 2014 born players take centre stage during last Sunday's SHC tie with Inagh-Kilnamona. The kids got to play a short hurling game at half-time which provided the attendance with fabulous entertainment. This Sunday it is the turn of the footballers who play at half-time during the senior quarter final with Clondegad.

U10 hurling match v Inagh-Kilnamona this Sunday morning in Eire Og at 11.15am.

Ladies football
Hard luck to our intermediate ladies team who lost out on a spot in the final after a 2.04 to 4.05 loss to Fergus Rovers in the semi last Sunday. Thanks to the girls for the efforts given all year and to the management team, Shane Daniels, Alan Malone, Brian Fitzpatrick with the assistance of Rory Hickey.

Gaelic for Mothers n Others
G4MO training continues every Tuesday from 7 to 8pm, text your queries to Auriol on 085-1655859. No experience required!

Ferns Fitness Fridays
This evening’s class will take place inside the clubhouse from 6.20pm, €5 per class, all are welcome. Bring a yoga mat if you have one, James will bring some spares.

Club Lotto
29/09/2022 numbers drawn: 1, 2, 14, 21. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner. 4 €25 lucky dips winging their way to: Kay O’Connor, Michael Skelly, Brendan Fitzgerald and Pete Barry. Pat McInerney won the promoters prize of €25.

Well done. Next Thursday’s jackpot is €4625, thanks for your continued support, you can enter online here: https://eireoginis.ie/draws

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